NAME: 	National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHANES3.DAT)
SIZE:	17,030 observations, 16 variables

SOURCE:	Hosmer and Lemeshow (2000) Applied Logistic Regression: Second 
	Edition.  These data are copyrighted by John Wiley & Sons Inc. and must 
	be acknowledged and used accordingly.


DESCRIPTIVE ABSTRACT:

These data are described in Table 6.3 page 215 in the source text.


LIST OF VARIABLES:

Variable  Description               Codes/Values           Name
___________________________________________________________________

1         Respondent Identification  	                   SEQN
          Number    

2         Pseudo-PSU                1,2                    SDPPSU6

3         Pseudo-stratum            01 - 49                SDPSTRA6     

4         Statistical weight        225.93 - 139744.9      WTPFHX6

5         Age                       years                  HSAGEIR

6         Sex                       0 = Female, 1 = Male   HSSEX

7         Race                      1 = White              DMARACER
                                    2 = Black 
				    3 = Other 

8         Body Weight               pounds                 BMPWTLBS

9         Standing Height           inches                 BMPHTIN

10        Average Systolic BP       mm Hg                  PEPMNK1R

11        Average Diastolic BP      mm Hg                  PEPMNK5R

12        Has respondent smoked     1 = Yes, 2 = No        HAR1
          > 100 cigarettes in life 

13        Does repondent smoke      1 = Yes, 2 = No        HAR3
          cigarettes now?

14        Smoking                   1 = if HAR1 = 2        SMOKE
                                    2 = if HAR1=1 & HAR3=2
                                    3 = if HAR1=1 & HAR3=1

15        Serum Cholesterol         mg/100ml               TCP

16        High Blood Pressure       0 if PEPMNK1R <= 140   HBP
                                    1 if PEPMNK1R > 140
______________________________________________________________________